Hi Sebi, Sorry to respond so late, I was busy. But I am afraid GMO are not denied in EU!!! More, in Bulgaria, where I live GMO were not aloud, but after...
I am a woodworker who became interested in bees so this is my first year and everything seems fine. I built my first hive and bought foundation. I observe that...
Bees don't like to lay in comb that is more than 5 years old. So here's what I do. There are 10 frames in a brood box. I mark each one with the year that I put...
In a message dated 06/02/07 9:37:43 P.M. Central Daylight Time, soltrywolf@... writes: I am a woodworker who became interested in bees so this is my...
If your referring to the wax getting darker, it's because the larva sheds and continues to get darker until almost black. Because of this shedding the cells...
When we got to the Hives we knew there was something up with the 2nd hive. There were not nearly as many bees coming and going. So we knew there was something...
So one of our Hives had has had issues since we brought home the nuc. We could not find the queen and there was a Queen Cell on one of the frames. We waited...
... one ... indicate ... the ... been ... yards ... hive, ... brood ... Scott Just got done reading your message. Experienced same problem used the same...
anybody have any comments about using these: http://betterbee.com/products.asp?dept=1581 they look slick. mp "may the four winds blow you safely home" ...
H Wolf, I have brood frames with comb that is going on 10 years now.. the bees keep on using it. I take out a frame or two every year and replace that with new...
Hi Jeff, yea I had the same problem with a double brood box set up. I brought down an empty super ( with drawn comb) and placed it between the full brood boxes...
Manuka: A New Cure in Honey Sunday Business Post (Ireland), 6/10/2007 …[Manuka] honey's unique antibacterial qualities were brought to the attention of the...
I put some of these in about 2 weeks ago on a really strong hive and last night i broke down and put in another shallow because they haven't touched it and are...
Hello, I am fairly new to beekeeping. I installed two nucs about 4 weeks ago. The hives seem to be doing fine. I have noticed over the past couple of weeks...
I'm not there so's it's ALWAYS a guess. The first guess would be that a new source of nectar was found. Second guess is that they were disturbed by a skunk,...
If they kinda hover in front, its called orientation flights. Young bees fly out and check out home address. I see it mid afternoon mostly. It is a good thing....
Hello Everyone! With this ongoing problem for many beekeepers and the mystery surounding all of it, What are your thoughts? We beekeepers work with our bees...
Hi Murry, Yes, you are seeing Orientations flights. these are the new bees only a week old, more or less coming out of the hive to get orientated to where...
I am so excited. We placed a swarm trap about 3 days ago and when we checked it tonight, we found a swarm in there already! Last night there were just a few...
In the southern Willamette Valley (Oregon), we currently have two hives which have done very well in our rural area, resulting in about 85 pounds of honey last...
Well, I have 8 hives on my 5 acres in Michigan and get about 125# per hive so you shouldn't have any problems with 10 on 8000...You might even try for 12!LOL...
Hello, and congrats on the swarm trap success. <Everything went really smoothly getting them into the new hive.> I would leave the swarm in the trapped...
We actually only farm 13 acres. What sort of forage is available in a two mile radius (8000 acres) from your place in Michigan? We are in a rural area but...
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